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The Guardian

ECB won't be pressured into selling all eight franchises

The England and Wales Cricket Board may not sell all Hundred franchises over the next year and is prepared to take some of them off the market if any offers fall short of their full value.

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October 17, 2024
"'The comeback is on': Ainslie's Britannia crew close on New Zealand
The Guardian

"'The comeback is on': Ainslie's Britannia crew close on New Zealand

You wait 90 years and six long days for a win, and then two come along at once. There's been a sea change at the 37th America's Cup in Barcelona, where the waves have picked up enough to sweep Ineos Britannia to their first wins in the best-of-13 series.

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October 17, 2024
The Guardian

England's failure shows players are not fit enough, says Hartley

The former international Alex Hartley has criticised the fitness of some of England's players involved in the country's disappointing Women's T20 World Cup campaign, saying \"there are girls in that side that are letting the team down\".

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October 17, 2024
Sajid spins England into trouble after Duckett sprints to century
The Guardian

Sajid spins England into trouble after Duckett sprints to century

Sajid Khan is a player who demands attention, a character whose moustache, however eyecatching, is not half as flamboyant as his celebrations.

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October 17, 2024
England need wins after exits cast shadow of uncertainty
The Guardian

England need wins after exits cast shadow of uncertainty

At first glance it was a low-key day at the stadium formerly known as Twickenham. The weather was warm for mid-October and a sleepy fox was snoozing on the porch of a temporary building in the north car park. Inside England announced a wholly predictable squad, as if Steve Borthwick was doing his best to avoid stealing any of Thomas Tuchel's thunder.

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October 17, 2024
The Guardian

Borthwick bullish over Morrow amid coaching upheaval

Steve Borthwick is confident of adding Phil Morrow to his coaching team at the end of the season and believes the Saracens fitness guru's desire to join demonstrates that working in his England setup is still an attractive proposition.

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October 17, 2024
The Guardian

Tesco buys enough solar energy to run 144 big stores

Tesco has struck a deal to buy enough solar power to run 144 of its large supermarkets, in what it yesterday hailed as a \"significant step\" in its aim to become carbon neutral by 2035.

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October 17, 2024
The Guardian

Whitbread expands cost-cutting programme as demand slows

The Premier Inn owner, Whitbread, is ramping up its cost-cutting programme amid slowing demand, as the hospitality sector braces for a widely expected employer tax rise in this month's budget.

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October 17, 2024
The Guardian

Post Office 'changed branch Horizon data last year without telling operators'

Post Office executives changed data on the Horizon IT systems used by post office operators without their knowledge as recently as last year, the public inquiry into the scandal has heard.

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October 17, 2024
The Guardian

Here's a rabbit for Reeves to pull out of her hat in the budget: scrap the stamp duty on shares

The claim that the UK is at a competitive disadvantage in attracting listings and liquidity to its stock market looks solid

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October 17, 2024
LVMH shares slump after unexpected drop in sales
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LVMH shares slump after unexpected drop in sales

Shares in luxury goods brands slumped after Louis Vuitton's LVMH reported an unexpected fall in thirdquarter sales amid China's economic slowdown.

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October 17, 2024
The Guardian

BrewDog's losses hit £59m as boss vows return to profit

The new boss of BrewDog has promised its \"punk\" shareholders a return to profit after delayed accounts revealed losses doubled in the final year under the stewardship of the company's co-founder, James Watt.

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October 17, 2024
The Guardian

Millionaire investors call for increase in capital gains tax

Rachel Reeves has been urged by a group of millionaire business owners to raise £14bn from an increase in capital gains tax in this month's budget, arguing it would have no impact on investment in Britain.

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October 17, 2024
‘A blatant show of force’ Rising terror in Haiti after 115 killed in reprisal attack
The Guardian

‘A blatant show of force’ Rising terror in Haiti after 115 killed in reprisal attack

The killers came under the cover of darkness, stealing across the Artibonite River on an abandoned bridge before marauding through this rural community with automatic rifles and knives.

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October 17, 2024
Fire station that burned to the ground did not have fire alarm
The Guardian

Fire station that burned to the ground did not have fire alarm

A state-of-the-art fire station in western Germany that was completed last year at a cost of tens of millions of euros has burned to the ground because it had not been fitted with a fire alarm.

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October 17, 2024
Mystery debris that closed two Sydney beaches confirmed as black 'tar balls'
The Guardian

Mystery debris that closed two Sydney beaches confirmed as black 'tar balls'

Thousands of black golf-ball-sized pieces of debris that forced the closure of two beaches in Sydney this week have been confirmed as \"tar balls\".

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October 17, 2024
French visas are granted to six Russian soldiers who fled Ukraine
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French visas are granted to six Russian soldiers who fled Ukraine

Six Russian soldiers who fled the war in Ukraine have been granted temporary visas as they apply for political asylum in France, in what human rights activists describe as the first significant case of a group of deserters being admitted to an EU country.

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October 17, 2024
The Guardian

Lisbon university drops racism course with only white teachers

A top university in Lisbon has suspended plans to launch a post-graduate programme on racism and xenophobia after the course was criticised for hiring only white instructors.

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October 17, 2024
The Guardian

Musk donates $75m in three months to Republican cause

Elon Musk has donated about $75m (£57m) over the past three months to his pro-Donald Trump funding body, underscoring how the billionaire has become crucial to the Republican candidate's efforts to win the US presidential election.

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October 17, 2024
Trump repeats 'enemy within' remarks as he attacks 'evil' Democrats
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Trump repeats 'enemy within' remarks as he attacks 'evil' Democrats

Donald Trump attacked Democrats as \"dangerous\" and \"evil\" during a Fox News town hall broadcast yesterday, doubling down on his comments about \"the enemy from within\".

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October 17, 2024
Zelenskyy talks of 'victory plan' as allies push for end to war with Russia
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Zelenskyy talks of 'victory plan' as allies push for end to war with Russia

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has laid out details of his \"victory plan\" in a speech to parliament in which the Ukrainian president acknowledged increasing pressure from allies to negotiate an end to the conflict.

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October 17, 2024
European Union in crisis Weakened leaders raise risk of 'agonising decline'
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European Union in crisis Weakened leaders raise risk of 'agonising decline'

It has become a wry joke in Brussels that the most stable country in the EU is Italy, once renowned for its succession of short-lived governments.

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October 17, 2024
India The gangster accused of masterminding Canada killings
The Guardian

India The gangster accused of masterminding Canada killings

In the Indian state of Punjab, the presence of gangsters can be felt everywhere. Small-town hustlers smuggle liquor and extort businesses for cash, while criminal overlords run guns and drugs - and even control Punjab's film and music industries. Yet one figure looms above them all.

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October 17, 2024
Rights groups condemn Brussels for hosting Saudi prince
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Rights groups condemn Brussels for hosting Saudi prince

Human rights activists have condemned the EU's decision to host the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, at a Brussels summit, cementing his international rehabilitation six years after the murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

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October 17, 2024
Support grows for offshore migration centres as EU leaders' attitude hardens
The Guardian

Support grows for offshore migration centres as EU leaders' attitude hardens

A growing number of European leaders are expected to back the idea of offshore immigration centres as the EU looks for tougher measures to stop asylum seekers reaching the bloc. EU officials have been preparing for intensive talks on migration at a leaders' summit today as it emerged that four people, including two toddlers, had died after falling from an overcrowded speedboat off the Greek island of Kos.

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October 17, 2024
The Guardian

TfL seizes 1,400 vehicles from drivers who ignored emissions fines

More than 1,400 vehicles have been seized from drivers who have persistently ignored fines relating to London's ultra-low emission zone (Ulez), Transport for London has revealed, with more than £25m being recouped by bailiffs.

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October 17, 2024
Son charged with murdering photojournalist Paul Lowe
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Son charged with murdering photojournalist Paul Lowe

The British photojournalist Paul Lowe was fatally stabbed on a hiking trail in California, police said. His 19-year-old son has been charged with murder.

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October 17, 2024
The Guardian

Woman 'foamed at mouth' after spraying novichok on wrists

The woman killed in the Salisbury novichok poisonings began foaming at the mouth and convulsing 10 or 15 minutes after unwittingly spraying the nerve agent on her wrists, an inquiry has heard.

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October 17, 2024
Sara Sharif suffered at least 71 injuries before her death, court hears
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Sara Sharif suffered at least 71 injuries before her death, court hears

Sara Sharif suffered at least 71 injuries shortly before she was killed, a court has heard.

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October 17, 2024
Tarantino mixes with tragedy in an uneasy revival
The Guardian

Tarantino mixes with tragedy in an uneasy revival

John Webster's revenge tragedy contains a terrible timelessness. To modernise this story of a woman who refuses to be submissive and is killed by her brothers for it is to highlight the eternal relevance of male domestic violence, even against a figure as powerful as Webster's wealthy duchess.

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October 17, 2024